As the third of five children, I learned to live in the middle, working both sides to my advantage and negotiating — always negotiating.
If you’ve been watching the steady climb of gasoline prices, you may have missed the latest gas tax boost by the state. Effective July 1, the state added the final 1.5-cent increase from the 2005 transportation revenue package passed by the Legislature.
The pregnant mother was first spotted wandering the roadside somewhere along the North Olympic Peninsula.
Issaquah resident Evelyn Zabo was recently elected to the board of directors for the American Red Cross Serving King & Kitsap Counties.
The “Four Seasons in Sammamish” art installation that was initially placed near the children’s area in the Lower Commons has been moved up closer to City Hall because it was damaged repeatedly.
George Crowder officially resigned from his position as Eastlake High School’s head softball coach last week after 16 years at the helm. He is moving on to teach history at Lake Washington High School next fall.
The Issaquah Dragon 11-and-under baseball team ended another impressive regular season July 6, with another tournament championship and a 25-2 record.
EASTLAKE SUMMER
The Lakeside Senior baseball team won four of five games July 3-6 at the Curt Daniels Memorial tournament in Vancouver, Wash.
There are some who argue the validity of baton twirling as a sport.
Threats, animal problem, fireworks calls
Fireworks colored the sky for a full half an hour on the night of July 4, with more than 15,000 pairs of eyes reflecting each stunning burst. At the end of Sammamish’s second Independence Day celebration, Fourth on the Plateau, it was clear — the festival dwarfed last year’s event and will likely only continue to expand.
Several years ago I watched a thought-provoking film, The Great Divorce, based on the book by C. S. Lewis. In one particularly unforgettable scene the central character boards a bus we later learn is headed for the foothills of heaven. The ride nearly lulls him to sleep, until movement in the distance jars him awake. Straining to see miles ahead, the man eventually glimpses a woman emerging over the rise of a hill, walking confidently and happily.
Issaquah residents can expect a little something extra on their upcoming stormwater bills.
The Issaquah City Council approved an increase in rates of $1.75 per month.
Reasons behind the hike were cited as lower than forecasted revenues and increased costs.
Several community members turned out in an effort to stop the addition of a parking lot to the yet undesigned Cybil Madeline Park — and it worked.
Eastside Fire & Rescue announced the winners of the 2008 Eastside Professional Firefighter’s Scholarship.
The program, started in 1999, gives out a scholarship to a high school senior in each of the area schools. An additional child of a firefighter is also chosen.
“Big Brother” will soon be watching when drivers speed or run red lights in Issaquah.
The city council approved a measure Tuesday night that would allow the Issaquah Police Department to install automated traffic cameras on two Issaquah Streets.
